realme 16T 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.4 GHz.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G offers 6.77 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G delivers None, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while realme 16T 5G has a rating of 2.3.

realme 16T 5G

₹27,990

@ Amazon

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 SE 5G

₹21,445

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

27 May, 2026

07 Apr, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD	AMOLED	AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Mono Camera	2 MP Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


8000 mAh	5800 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	45W Turbo Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Reliable battery life
Good thermals for gaming
Large high refresh rate display

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

2.3/5

(3 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,350 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

633,631 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹27,990

@ Amazon

₹21,445

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 710

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

633,631

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

386

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.8 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

89.46 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %

92 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

166.4 mm

164 mm

150.83 mm

Width

78.2 mm

75.42 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

7.35 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

224 grams

178 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP66 IP65 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

8000 mAh

5800 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 45W Turbo Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

17h 41m

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 31m 0s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

Yes Up to 1 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)